The Dam Response

This is an actual response to the Dam letter in the post below.    Dear Mr. Price, Your certified letter dated 12/17/02 has been handed to me to respond to.  I am the legal landowner but not the Contractor at 2088 Dagget Lane , Trout Run, Pennsylvania .   A couple of beavers are in the (State unauthorized) process of [...]

The Dam Letter

 This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond on his property. It was sent by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania . This guy’s response is hilarious, but read the State’s letter below before you get to the response letter, which is posted above.     Dear Mr. DeVries: It [...]

Holiday Trivia To Pass Around the Table

What Marie Antoinette really said was “Let them eat fruitcake.”And some people wonder why they get beheaded!   Spicetalker    

Thanks Jack Lalanne!

“People don’t die from old age, but from neglect.” Jack Lalanne, the godfather of fitness, said this over 50 years ago. Couldn’t of said it better myself. More wisdom from Jack taken from his popular TV show during the 1950’s:
Top Ten Ways To Improve Your Life:
1. Appropriate Exercise
2. Proper Nutrition
3. Positive [...]

Gratitude: Start Dancing Today

Confessions of a Jelly Donut Filler

Jelly Donut Filler. How’s that for a job title? And as a resume builder.
I bet you didn’t know a real live person puts the jelly in the jelly donuts. But it’s true. I know. I was one of them . . .
Not counting my enslavement to the family business I was born into, [...]

Fire Your Shrink

In the book “Writing the Mind Alive” by Linda Metcalf and Tobin Simon, the authors propose a method for finding your authentic voice, called PW writing. At first, I thought, Oh, this is just good old-fashioned journaling in a new dress. Then, I realized that wasn’t the case. I get it. They’re talking about morning [...]

Sympathy Dreaming

I’ve been writing this story about a repressed young woman who uses her dreams and their analysis to help her find greater passion in her life. I was doing some research for the story and came across this book “Where People Fly and Water Runs Uphill” by Jeremy Taylor. Jeremy says:
1. Dreams always come in [...]

Cowboy Pearls of Wisdom

Out of the Mouths of Trail Riders, Ranchers, and Herders (Not Babes): Practical Advice For Everyday Life.
1. If you’re riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and again to make sure it’s still there with ya.
2. Don’t squat with your spurs on.
3. If you are thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering [...]

Organic is Expensive, but….

I had a hankering for a juicy red delicious apple.
So down to the Kroger’s I went. Picked me out a beaut. Walked up to the self-serve checkout and Ka-ching, it rung up for $4.79. One apple.
Can’t be right I said to myself. So I pushed the cancel button and the screen started flashing, “Please wait [...]